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Obituaries

The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.

Friday, November 9, 2018

Rosemary Knopf

Age: 92

City: Lansing

LANSING Rosemary Knopf, 92, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Lansing.

Funeral Home: Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Friday, November 9, 2018

Robert Lana

Age: 79

City: Marion

MARION Robert Lana, 79, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.

Funeral Home: Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Service

Steven Musselman

Friday, November 9, 2018

Steven Musselman

Age: 71

City: Elgin

ELGIN Steven Musselman, 71, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Elgin.

Funeral Home: Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service

Gerald Sjobakken

Friday, November 9, 2018

Gerald Sjobakken

Age: 80

City: Dubuque

OTHER DEATHS Gerald Sjobakken, 80, of Dubuque, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.

Funeral Home: Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Service

Robert Raymond Sirois

Friday, November 9, 2018

Robert Raymond Sirois

Age: 91

City: Iowa City

IOWA CITY Robert Raymond Sirois, 91, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City.

Funeral Home: Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service

Emmet H. O. Nolting

Friday, November 9, 2018

Emmet H. O. Nolting

Age: 88

City: Waukon

WAUKON Emmet H.O. Nolting, 88, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Martin Funeral Home, Waukon.

Funeral Home: Martin Funeral Home

Lorraine Staker

Friday, November 9, 2018

Lorraine Staker

Age: 94

City: Tama

TAMA Lorraine Staker, 94, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home, Tama.

Funeral Home: Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home

Friday, November 9, 2018

Norma Kirby

Norma Kirby 04/18/1925 — 11/11/2017 We miss you, A little too much A little too often A little more every …

Samantha Jo Kriegel

Friday, November 9, 2018

Samantha Jo Kriegel

Age: 38

City: Ankeny

OTHER DEATHS Samantha Jo Kriegel, 38, of Ankeny, formerly of Brooklyn, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn.

Funeral Home: Kloster Funeral Home

Friday, November 9, 2018

Donald Hartman

Donald L. Hartman 5/7/1926 – 11/15/2003 A mentor, role model, patient teacher A selfless, honorable man A part of the …